Cardinals & Grosbeaks in Mexico
Our list for Mexico has 5 cardinals & grosbeaks recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 2 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Mexico in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
DickcisselSpiza americanaPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Jan
Painted BuntingPasserina cirisWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRecorded all year
Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusWinter visitorUncommon18–22 cmRegularly Oct–May
Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPassage migrantUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Oct–May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Painted Bunting 12–14 cm
- Dickcissel 14–16 cm
- Scarlet Tanager 16–19 cm
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak 18–22 cm
- Northern Cardinal 21–23 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made